In large skillet, fry chopped onion and garlic in oil until
soft. Add meat, stirring constantly with fork to keep its texture
fine. Once the meat browns, add water and tomato paste.
Simmer 10 minutes. Add sugar and spices. Simmer 30 minutes,
adding water ,if necessary, to keep it moist but not soupy.
Alternatively, you may use the griddle scrapings from Step 2 for the
Secret Sauce (the authentic method).

Step 2 - Preparing
the Plate:

First of all, you can substitute any of Nick's other main items in
place of the cheeseburger. These items are hamburger, beef hot
dogs (red hots, not white hots - that's Don 'n Bob's), steak, egg,
veggies, and fish (plain old whitefish, I believe). And now onto
the Plate.

Take beef patties straight out of freezer and lightly sear on super
hot griddle. Do the same with hash brown cubes. Melt one
slice of cheese on each beef pattie. Place 1 cup of beans, 1 cup
of macaroni salad, and 1 cup of hash browns on a restaurant style paper
plate. Place 2 beef patties on top of the heap, in the
center. Spread mustard and diced onions over the beef
patties. With a ladle, cover the center of the heap with Special
Sauce. Garnish with bread an butter. Drink as much Genny
beer as you can. Serves 4.